HONOLULU (April 10) – The East-West Center Participants Association is hosting its 2009 cultural celebration, East-West Fest, on Sat. April 18 from 1:30 pm to 6:00 pm at the Center's Hawaii Imin International Conference Center (Jefferson Hall) on the East-West Center campus.
This year's fest is themed Many Cultures, One World and will include cultural booths representing 13 countries. Performances for the event include award-winning Hawaiian combo Manoa Voices ; the winners of the 2008 Tokelau Easter Festival, Te Lumanaki o Tokelau I Amelika ; dances of Bhutan, Bali, Melanesia, Polynesia and Micronesia; music of Cambodia, Vietnam and Bangladesh; and much more.
The local community is cordially invited to join in the East-West Center's celebration of the arts in building cross-cultural understanding. Food, beverages and T-shirts will be sold at the event, though admission is free and open to the public . Parking will be available on the UH Manoa campus.
What : East-West Fest
When: 1:30 to 6:00 pm, Saturday, April 18 th , 2009
Where: The Imin International Conference Center at Jefferson Hall lanai
East-West Center, 1777 East-West Road
Admission: Free
Information: 944-7111
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The EAST-WEST CENTER is an education and research organization established by the U.S. Congress in 1960 to strengthen relations and understanding among the peoples and nations of Asia, the Pacific, and the United States. The Center contributes to a peaceful, prosperous and just Asia Pacific community by serving as a vigorous hub for cooperative research, education and dialogue on critical issues of common concern to the Asia Pacific region and the United States. Funding for the Center comes from the U.S. government, with additional support provided by private agencies, individuals, foundations, corporations, and the governments of the region.